Hi Robin, Did you lift the new strings?(grand) or rub down on a vertical. That can often be the cause of the problem. Regards Roger At 06:09 PM 6/11/2003 -0400, you wrote: > I overheard a conversation recently at a Guild meeting that has >me wondering about a few things.What I heard was that American and >Japanese wire sizes are different.Meaning that if a Kawai has 15 gague >marked on the bridge(or plate)you should put 14.5 gague American wire >to match the string you are replaceing.I usually use a micrometer when >replaceing strings so I haven't paid much attention to the written >guage markings.I worked on a Boston today that had a broken string in >the upper treble.I mic'ed it and it measured 15 gague which was what >was marked on the bridge.When I got it up to tension,the string level >was not correct.When testing the hammer to string fit,the two lengths >that were replaced were blocking on the hammer,but the original string >was ringing.I am thinking now that the tech before me replaced the >same string without checking it on the micrometer.I guess I failed to >mention that the same string had broken about three years ago(Same >situation where the owner reports the string broke while playing). > What puzzles me is that I have worked for a Kawai dealer for over >twenty years,and have never heard of any problem with wire sizes.But >it is clear to me that the problem with string breakage on the Boston >I saw today is due to the wrong size wire being replaced. > Any thoughts? Robin Olson RPT > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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